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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ransom asks why he is kidnapped, Weston tells him that:
(a) Ransom's knowledge of astronomy is needed
(b) Weston is only following orders and does not know why
(c) Ransom was to be used for space experiments
(d) Ransom was the most outstanding example of humanity

2. Ransom strips off his clothes because:
(a) there is a bug crawling down his shirt
(b) he wants a uniform to show his authority
(c) the heat is intense
(d) he is going to take a shower

3. Ransom wakes in a strange room that can be described how?
(a) There is a smell of roses
(b) One of the walls is warm
(c) The walls are covered in fur
(d) The table and chairs are built for giants

4. What is an eldil?
(a) A group of hross who live together, like a tribe
(b) A plant which is the main diet stable of the hross
(c) A child of the hross born with psychic abilities
(d) A spirit like messenger of Oyarsa

5. What position does Ransom take on the ship?
(a) Cook
(b) Morale officer
(c) Navigator
(d) Weapons officer

6. Why does Ransom becomes depressed as they enter Malacandra's atmosphere?
(a) He feels powerless to help himself
(b) The light dims and the darker atmosphere depresses him
(c) He believes that his possible death is nearer
(d) He finally believes he'll never see earth again

7. What is a handramit?
(a) A glove that the hross wears when fishing
(b) The basket the hross in which the hross carries his food
(c) A steep, straight canyon
(d) The handrail on the hross's boat

8. What bothers Ransom about describing earth to the hross?
(a)
(b)
(c) Comparing the violence and warfare of earth to this peaceful planet
(d)

9. While drugged, Ransom has a dream in which he meets:
(a) some strange creatures
(b) a dog and cat
(c) his mother and father
(d) a black unicorn

10. What happens to Ransom on the boat?
(a) He falls out
(b) He falls asleep
(c) The ride is so rough that Ransom vomits
(d) He helps the hross by steering

11. How does most things on the planet appear to Ransom?
(a) Everything he sees is some shade of gray
(b) Everything Ransom can see has a strange, elongated form
(c) Everything appears hazy and out of focused
(d) The whole landscape appears fat and bloated

12. How does Devine control Ransom when they leave the ship?
(a) He holds a revolver on him
(b) Threatens to leave him there with no hope of returning to earth
(c) Drugs him so that he is able to walk but only slowly
(d) Handcuffs him

13. Because of the point of view of the story, the reader knows:
(a) only what Ransom knows
(b) that Weston thinks Ransom is highly intelligent
(c) that Ransom is on his way to Malacandra
(d) that Ransom is about to be sacrificed to the sun god

14. When the ship enters Malacandra's orbit how does Ransom feel upon wakening?
(a) His fear becomes almost invigorating to him
(b) As if life has completely changed for him
(c) That his death is imminent
(d) Disoriented and groggy

15. What happens to the temperature of the ship as they enter the gravity of Malacandra?
(a) The temperature changes intemittently from hot to cold
(b) The temperature drops
(c) It becomes hotter
(d) The temperature stays the same

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ransom escape from the water?

2. What does Ransom notice about the room in which he wakes?

3. Weston treats Ransom with contempt because:

4. Weston replies to Ransom's questions by telling him not to talk too much in order to:

5. Weston believes that Ransom is incapable of what?

(see the answer keys)

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